Reviewed by Tony Annicone Little Theatre of Fall River’s closing musical of their season is the 1998 hit musical “Ragtime” which is based on E. L. Doctorow’s 1975 novel. The epic sweep of this musical is captured in its opening prologue, a nine minute kaleidoscope of fictional characters mingling with historical ones. At the dawn of…
Family Theater
WFT ‘s Spins Delightful ‘Charlotte’s Web’ with New Staging
By CJ Williams ‘Charlotte’s Web’ by E.B. White in adaptation by Joseph Robinette; Scene Design by Jim Byrne; Directed byEmily Ranii; Stage Management by Katie Graves; Choreographed by T. Lawrence-Simon; Costume Design by Zoe Sundra; Lighting Design by Frank Meissner Jr; J Sound Design by Josh Northcutt, playing at Wheelock Family Theater, 80 Riverway, Boston,…
“SEUSSICAL” (Rhode Island College Theatre)
Reviewed by Tony Annicone Rhode Island College Theatre’s closing show of their season is “Seussical, the Musical”, which creates the witty, wild and whimsical world of Dr. Seuss. It reveals a world where anything is possible from an elephant in a tree, to a person too tiny to see, to a heroic child and dreams…
“INTO THE WOODS” (Providence College)
Reviewed by Tony Annicone Providence College’s Theatre Department’s closing musical at Angell’s Blackfriar’s Theatre is “Into the Woods” with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and a book by James Lapine. It opened on Broadway on November 5, 1987 and ran for 764 performances, starring Bernadette Peters as the Witch and Joanna Gleason as the…
